Mount Everett's Top Students Announced for 2023

04:25PM / Friday, June 02, 2023Print Story | Email Story

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School has named Kelsey Eichstedt as valedictorian and Jay T. Seward-Dailey as salutatorian of the class of 2023.

Graduation exercises will held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Tanglewood in Lenox.

Eichstedt has completed a rigorous course of study during her years at Mount Everett that includes one Advanced Placement course, 13 honors courses, two early college courses, and one dual-enrollment course.

She is an active member of her community and grew up tending to dairy cows on her family's Twin Rivers Farm. She has been a member of the River Valley 4-H Dairy Club for the past 11 years and a member of the New Marlborough Volunteer Fire Department for the past two years. She is also a current member of the Great Barrington Fish and Game Club and enjoys hunting, fishing, landscaping, and gardening.

Eichstedt will be attending Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield in the fall to pursue a nursing degree.

Seward-Dailey has also completed a rigorous course of study during his years at Mount Everett including three AP courses and 11 honors courses. He is an active member of the Mount Everett community and a three-sport athlete as a member of the varsity tennis team and as captain for the varsity soccer and hockey teams.

In addition to athletics, he is also a member of the Rotary Interact Club and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). He also was the host and technician for the "Mount Everett Morning Show," as well as the treasurer for the school's National Honor Society chapter. He has been the editor of the Mount Everett Yearbook Committee for the past two years.

Seward-Dailey will attend University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the fall in pursuit of a degree in

legal studies. He hopes to someday practice law as a criminal defense attorney.

"Kelsey is a hard worker and has much to be proud of regarding her accomplishments in the classroom," said Principal Jesse Carpenter. "Jay T. has contributed greatly to the Mount Everett community, on and off the field, in the classroom, his work with the 'Morning Show,' yearbook, and other activities."

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Victim Identified in Fatal Richmond Crash

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11:23AM / Friday, October 30, 2026

RICHMOND, Mass. — A 25-year-old South County man died Thursday in the fiery crash on Route 41.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office on Friday reported that the victim was Christopher Lee Kilmer, 25.

The single-vehicle accident took place on Route 41 in Richmond near 2715 State Road. A Hyundai Sonata driven by Kilmer was travelling northbound when it crossed into the southbound lane and off the road; the car was engulfed in flames when first responders arrived.

According to the DA's Office, West Stockbridge Fire and County Ambulance declared Kilmer dead at 9:53 a.m. when the Fire Department "was able to extinguish the fire."

"It was at this time (when the fire was extinguished) that first responders observed a single occupant in the vehicle and made the declaration of death," according to the press release.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has taken custody of the body.

On Friday morning, several South County fire departments posted tributes on Facebook to Kilmer, who they reported was a member of the West Stockbridge and Alford fire departments.

"Every first responder carries a fear that one day the next emergency call will involve someone they know, a friend, a neighbor, or someone they love. But perhaps the greatest fear of all is when that call involves one of our own," the post read.